pros:
-beautiful traditional house as described -clean
-responsive helpful host
cons:
-mosquitos and lizards come through ceiling gaps into the unit. Bangkok mosquitos can carry serious diseases
- location is very inconvenient if your goal is to see bangkok. the closest BTS (public transit) is an hour walk. it'll cost you about $10/day to cab into the city and due to the remote location, some cabs decline driving 20min to just pick you up.
-Hard to cool the house even with two units of AC, as there are gaps in the ceiling, unit is big, and host does not permit AC running when you're away.
overall a memorable stay but would not do it again.